Celebrity Sighting.

I just met this guy.



He came in to pick up a script and I introduced myself to him. I've talked to him on the phone and we both played the "Nice to have a face to put to the name" game. We chatted briefly about the script that he's considering to perform for our upcoming season. If he goes with the script that he's just picked up, it's going to be VERY CONTROVERSIAL. Not an original piece, but one that will touch on issues that people are not going to be ready to deal with.

So, of course, he and I are both excited that he might do it. Turns out that he likes to stir up an audience, too.

I ended things by telling him to give me a call if he needed anything. Same offer I would make to any of our mainstage actors. I thought it would be nice to begin by treating him like a member of the family that I am pleased to meet, but not a superstar celebrity type. In the long run, I think he'll appreciate being able to relax, do his job, and shake off some of the pressure to "be a celebrity".

I gotta tell my roommate, though. He's a big fan of this guy's show and I bet he'll be pretty excited that I met him today.

So, that was pretty cool...

Cheers,
Mr.B